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Langley Parish Council
Landscape of Local Value Presentation
Extract taken from our Local Plan Regulatation 18 Response dated 21 October 2015
“The Parish Council notes the revisions to Policy SP5 contained in the Draft Local Plan, especially Policy SP5(6)which designates Landscapes of Local Value. The Parish Council objects to the omission of any Landscape andLocal Value notation from Langley Parish. The Parish Council wishes to see an extension of the Len Valley areaof Landscape of Local Value to include areas 30-1 to 30-9 (inclusive) from the Landscape Character Areaassessment. (That is Len Valley, Otham Open Land, Gore Court Farm, Stoneacre Spring, Caring Fruit Slopes,Milgate Park, Upper Len, Langley Fruit Plateau and Leeds Farmlands)”.
Dated 17 November 2015
Aerial Map Image of Langley and surrounding area.
Langley
Parkwood
A274 Sutton Road
Langley/Leeds Farm Land
Fruit Plateau behind Horseshoes Lane
Footpath network starting from behind Langley Village Hall leading to Stoneacre/Otham/Leeds, Thurnham and Downswood
View of Leeds Castle from Langley/Leeds Ridge. Picturesque countryside looking towards Langley Woods
The area is diverse, made up of Heathland, Orchards, Arable and Livestock Farming.
Langley Fruit Plateau (views of farm land east of Sutton Road, north of Horseshoes Lane.
Farm land with view to the North Downs
View from footpaths across Langley Heath from farmland north of Horseshoes Lane, east of Sutton Road, south of New Road.
Aerial View of Langley
View across PleydellsFarm to St Mary’s Church, Langley (East of Sutton Road, South of New Road, North of Horseshoes Lane)
Grade I Listed Sheiling Hall, Horseshoes Lane, Langley Heath
View of St Mary’s Church from Sutton Road View from Langley Allotment Gardens
Langley Historic Woodland
Langley Loch
Langley/Otham Farmland East of Sutton Road
Stoneacre (National Trust Property in Otham
Rumwood Court, historic Grade II Listed House
Horseshoes Lane, Langley Heath
Stile leading to open countryside
Langley Tree Nursery, North of Horseshoes Lane.
Farm Land on the ridge of Langley and Leeds with views over the North Downs
Twilight over Langley Heath, North of Horseshoes Lane, East of Sutton Road.
View over Langley’s Orchard to Langley Heath with a backdrop of it’s Ancient Woodland.